# @allisonmathisjones on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpfLevBJVOF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38349008-allisonmathisjones-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7871a084c2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-03-07T12:11:18.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Allison Mathis Jones (@allisonmathisjones) — https://gondola.cc/allisonmathisjones

## Caption

I know I have said on here quite often in the last year that Harper never ceases to amaze me. I just want to paint a picture for you guys as to why:

In the last 12 months, my 3 year old daughter has had to adjust to becoming a big sister, started at a new school at home, returned to Japan after spending an extended amount of time stateside while I was pregnant with her baby brother, started at an international school in Japan where she was the minority in more ways than one, moved from the city and home she was accustomed to in Japan to a brand new area with very little warning, and started at ANOTHER international school in that new city. She has taken it all in stride. She has done it all with a smile on her face. She has been so brave, adapted so well, and inspired me on the days when I felt unsure to face change with optimism. At just 3 years old, she is the most adaptable person I know.

My husband and I have always said that we would like our children to pick up Japanese while we are spending time in this country, but, to be honest, we haven’t pushed it. We have put Harper in environments where we know that she will feel comfortable and continue to thrive, and most of those environments have been predominantly English speaking. However, our little sponge has still managed to start speaking some Japanese (she now officially speaks more Japanese than I do). At her new international school, she does have Japanese lessons, so I’m sure she will start to speak more and more. @dequanmjones and I are so proud of her. 

Harper’s cute shacket is from @hm_kids. I’ll link it in my story. 

#speakingjapanese #foriegnlanguage #livingabroad #lifeinjapan #expatfamily #livinginjapan #travelingfamily #bilingual #bilingualkids

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,817
- **Likes:** 226
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- **Comments:** 39

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allison Mathis Jones | @allisonmathisjones | https://gondola.cc/allisonmathisjones | Creator |

## Tags

bilingualkids, travelingfamily, speakingjapanese, foriegnlanguage, livingabroad, expatfamily, bilingual, lifeinjapan, livinginjapan

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